François Salque & Vincent Peirani
Biography François Salque & Vincent Peirani
Vincent Peirani
Like all popular music, jazz is associated with strong personalities. International recognition of accordionist Vincent Peirani rests on that essential, fundamental quality. His musical charisma, his very distinctive creative skills, his unique approach to his art – all of which are the fruit of a very open, unblinkered attitude – strike the listener immediately.
After brilliant studies in classical music (many international awards), his dive into the world of jazz received the seal of success from the start and was crowned at the Victoires du Jazz in 2014 (“Revelation”) and 2015 (“Artist of the Year”). Vincent Peirani has the ability to turn everything he touches into gold: in jazz, of course (his own projects, but also collaborations with Daniel Humair, Michel Portal, and others), but also in chanson (Sanseverino, Les Yeux Noirs), film music (composer for Mathieu Almaric’s Barbara in 2017), and so on. Whatever the style, the public follows: in his performances, he creates a balance between the relatively straightforward (inventive revivals of well-known themes) and a blessed unexpectedness, with art music and popular music very close to each other, a sign of great artistry.
The man who, ten years ago, completely renewed the language of the accordion (and continues to do so) has become a major artist, whose uninhibited, cosmopolitan view of music and sense of instrumental combination and colour, enable him to bring that rare and precious magical touch to everything he does.
François Salque
“A graduate of Yale University and the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, François Salque began winning prizes in the leading international competitions (Geneva, Tchaikovsky, Munich, Rostropovich, Leonard Rose) at a very early age. ‘The sensitivity and nobility of his playing’ combined with ‘exceptional charisma and virtuosity’ (Pierre Boulez) enabled him to win no fewer than ten first prizes and the same number of special prizes.
His concert career has already taken him to more than seventy countries, and his solo and chamber recordings in the company of Paul Meyer, Emmanuel Pahud, Éric Le Sage and Alexandre Tharaud have been widely acclaimed by the press (Diapason d’Or of the Year, Choc du Monde de la Musique, 10 de Répertoire, Prix de l’Académie Charles Cros, Victoire de la Musique, BBC Music Magazine Choice etc.).
François Salque also made seven well-reviewed discs with the Quatuor Ysaÿe, whose cellist he was for five years. His commitment to the music of our time has earned him many dedications from contemporary composers, among them Thierry Escaich, Karol Beffa, Jean-Baptiste Robin, Nicolas Bacri, Jean-François Zygel, Jean- Frédéric Neuburger, Kryštof Mařatka and Bruno Mantovani.
He has also devised numerous creative programmes combining contemporary inspirations and traditional music, and has recorded two extremely original duo albums with the jazz accordionist Vincent Peirani.
His profound musicality, his technical qualities and his eclecticism have made him a key personality in the world of music.
François Salque teaches the cello at the Haute École de musique de Lausanne and chamber music at the Paris Conservatoire.”
